Expires:201209050245;;067766 FZUS73 KMQT 050237 MWSMQT MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1037 PM EDT TUE SEP 4 2012 LSZ243-244-246-247-264-265-050245- /O.CON.KMQT.MA.W.0081.000000T0000Z-120905T0245Z/ 1037 PM EDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT... FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS... NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE UPPER ENTRANCE TO THE PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI... NEARSHORE WATERS FROM POINT ISABELLE TO THE HURON ISLANDS... INCLUDING THE LOWER PORTAGE CANAL AND KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS... LAKE SUPERIOR FROM THE UPPER ENTRANCE TO THE PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI BEYOND 5NM... SOUTH CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE BEYOND 5NM... AT 1018 PM EDT...MARINE WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 40 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL FROM 11 NM WEST OF THE CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR BUOY TO 5 NM SOUTH OF TRAVERSE POINT...MOVING EAST AT 30 KNOTS. THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PASS NEAR... EAGLE HARBOR...EAGLE RIVER...PEQUAMING AND POINT ABBAYE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS CAN EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO 40 KNOTS...SMALL HAIL...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL MICHIGAN. LAT...LON 4749 8805 4730 8783 4741 8758 4665 8730 4699 8787 4682 8830 4693 8819 4693 8823 4676 8851 4697 8838 4712 8856 4720 8840 4707 8844 4697 8832 4731 8784 4747 8804 4725 8862 4797 8849 4806 8806 TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 258DEG 27KT 4802 8804 4707 8823 WIND...HAIL 40KTS <.75IN $$ COOLEY